Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data--including facts such as this: Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores--this text is an intimate look at a business tha...

From the New York Times perfume critic, a stylish, fascinating, unprecedented insidera (TM)s view of an industry and its charismatic characters.

Bestselling author Bethany McLean reveals the true story of fracking's impact -- on Wall Street, the economy and geopolitics.The technology of fracking in shale rock -- particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas -- has transformed Ame...

An unprecedented up-close-and-personal look at the trio of tycoons whose high-stakes gambles-in business-make Sin City soar.Steve Wynn. Kirk Kerkorian. Dr. Gary Loveman. The first two are world-famous for their flamboyant, often outra...

When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to b...

The frightening truth about the modern food system. The bestselling author of The End of Oil turns his attention to food and finds that the system we've entrusted with meeting one of our most basic needs is dramatically failing us. Wi...

A journalist explores the science and business of aging and the people who are revolutionizing the way we grow old.

You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What...

Here are two well-known facts:Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world as we know it.The United States has long been, and remains, the global leader in AI.That first fact is correct. But in his provocative new book, Dr. Kai-Fu L...

P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Ranging from colossal Californian supermarkets to wrecked Indian paddy fields and bankrupt African coffee farms, this audio edition of the bestselling book scrutinizes the global food network. Wi...

The Definitive Guide to Twitter Success Fully Updated and ExpandedFEATURING new statistics, strategies, and case studiesYou're busy and you don't have time to decipher the confusing world of Twitter. In less than two hours, Mark Schae...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadershiplessons behind the global coffee company's comeback In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its fin...

In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues ...

When will you get a real career? When will you stop working nights and weekends? When do you plan to use your college degree?If you work in retail, these are questions you often hear. Does this make you feel like the career you lov...